New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-22
7HE ELECTION OF NIB. HiS0001
WHAT MR.. MORTON SAYS OF TaE REsU1M

HE OBLIGATION TO THE MEN WHO STOOD DY I'm
mr.. HIscocK's QUALIFICATIONS
A considerable number Of members Of the Lsfe.
lature and otkera interested in tho Senatorial SOM
test at Albany were at various hotels In tho city
yesterday, and they continued to discuss the
result Senator Miller remained at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel and Congressman West, Major Ritchie Of
Saratoga. e1-Spesker Sheard and Others Of the
Senator'S friends also there part Of tho day.
No attempt wac made to conceal their dissppoint-
ment over the result but tue Senator and HE
friends said that they would work Just ~ hard for
the party IN the future as in the past Ex-Speaker
Erwin, Robert g. McCord and other friends OF Mr.
Morton were also about the hotel. Mr. Erwin said
that he was con WINGED that tho Legislature had
done wise thing in slecting Mr.. Hscock who was
q growing man and who was every where liked. He
was sorry that Mr.. Morton had not been chosen
and said that no man evcr appeared in Albany as
n candidate who was better liked or who made
more friends among those whom he met.
Mr. Morton as early at hsoffice yesterday, attend
inc 70 business as usual and with sign of regret
over the result He chatted pleasantly with callers
To q reporter of THE TRIBUNE who inquired IL the
first ballot indicated his full strength, Mr. Merton
said:
3No certainly not. When I went to Albany
had absolute pledges of forty-eght votes without
counting strong assurances from lflenuS Oh tno
support Of others the Speakers pers vote or
official influence. On Monday morning, the day Of
the caucus ia addition to the thrty-fve votes cast
on the first ballot had the votes of Mr.. Kimball,
who voted with my approval for Mr. IIiscock Mr..
Eldredgc who was detained at hons by the alarm
ing Illness of his wife, but who tcleraphed that he
wonld arrive the next daY and vote for ME; Dir.
Moses, wno was unable to leave his hotel to attend
the caucus; Mr.. Rea who was ill at LowvIle and
who subsequently claimed that he hal only
pledged himself to cast the first ballot for me and
that rs whom he arrived the first ballot had been
taken be was at liberty to vote for Mr.. Miller Mr.
Emery. Mr.. Horton and Mr. Mabie making forty
two in ell This without counting direct pledges
from six other members whose names will not
now mention.
ITO the devoted loyalty of the thirty-six who
mutually pledged themselves to stand by me to
the end and who at nv request cast their sold vote
for Mr. fIscock | am under deep obligation. Since
nv election was a matter of secondary Importance
To me as compared With the interests OF the Republic
can party. and ont of consideration for my friends
/ requested them to withdraw my name and to vote
for Dir. lIiscock; and l have the satisfaction OF
knowing that if | could not secure my own election
| could through the devotion Of my supporters,
secure that of a personal and political friend who
had not been involved in any factionaI party con-
tests and who was eminently fitted to represent tho
Republican party, guard the honor and protect the
interests of the Empire State in the United States
Senate